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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The following figure illustrates the main <a href="umlelements.htm">UML elements</a> that are used in </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="behavioraldiagrams.htm">Behavioral Diagrams</a></span><span class="f_BodyText">. For more information on using each element, click on the element name in this list:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="central_buffer_node.htm">Central Buffer Node,</a><a href="choice.htm"> Choice</a>, <a href="collaboration2.htm">Collaboration</a>, <a href="fragment.htm">Combined Fragment</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="datastore.htm">Datastore</a>, <a href="decision.htm">Decision</a>, <a href="diagram_frame.htm">Diagram Frame</a>, <a href="diagramgate.htm">Diagram Gate</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="initial.htm">Initial</a>, <a href="interactionoccurrence.htm">Interaction Occurrence</a>, <a href="interruptibleactivityregion.htm">Interruptible Activity Region</a></span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Actor, Collaboration, Note, Object and Package elements are used in both Behavioral diagrams and Structural diagrams.</span></p>
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